Senior Surveillance Investigator

Job Description

Senior Surveillance Investigator

Centrica Energy Marketing & Trading (EM&T) is the trading arm of Centrica. We trade LNG, gas, power and energy attributes - and connect independent producers, suppliers and corporate off-takers in the wholesale energy markets. We move and trade energy to satisfy the changing needs of customers.

We provide our clients with the best route-to-market services available to the market today, integrating sophisticated software, trading and structuring and optimizing exposures all the way from long term risk management down to physical trading seconds before delivery. In EM&T we have a diversified portfolio of energy assets under management, and we represent the new generation of energy traders, leading our customers to value on low-carbon, digital energy markets across the World. Our offices span across London, Denmark, Germany, Sweden and Singapore.

The Senior Surveillance Investigator is a key and varied role within the Surveillance team reporting into the Head of Monitoring and Surveillance. This role will require the individual to have the ability to dig into the detail of any given matter that may arise, create concise reports in a timely and thorough manner. Investigative, reporting and presentation skills are a must with the right candidate needing to present their findings verbally as required.

Location: This role can be based out of our London, Aalborg or Copenhagen offices, however, the successful candidate must be comfortable with international travel (circa 15%).

About the Role:

The key areas of responsibility will include:

• Using your advanced skills in data analysis and investigative techniques to make a strong contribution to reviewing, investigating and reporting on matters which may arise internally or externally in a timely manner

• Performing investigations on a variety of trading, and wider firm matters, to a high standard

• Working on highly confidential issues in an unbiased manner while maintaining professional conduct, confidentiality, and ethical standards

• Ensuring accurate documentation is created and maintained, tracking activities performed to ensure delivery success

• Identifying and escalating risks that may arise in a clear and concise manner

• Conducting interviews of custodians where required

• Contributing towards the design and maintenance of effective procedures as well as the creation and preparation of management information and reporting

• Supporting the reviewing, drafting and submitting of regulatory or exchanges requests and/or STORs

• Collaborating with other internal Compliance teams on the annual and trigger-based MAR Assessment

• Collaborate with members of the Compliance team to promote knowledge and improve skills

• Support the review of the more egregious Surveillance alerts that may require support and in depth analysis

About You:

• 6 years+ experience gained within a surveillance function across trade, voice and eComms

• Good understanding and knowledge of key regulations, including MAR, REMIT, EMIR, MIFID and others

• Broad experience in Power, Gas and LNG markets including physical markets essential with a decent level of understanding of all core trading and corporate compliance risks

• Proficient in analysing energy trades, order data and complex transactions, including the short-term European Power markets, having been in an Energy trading related background would be advantageous

• Ability to produce reports to a high standard

• Ability to communicate and present to traders and senior management in a clear and concise manner

• Ability to identify trends, patterns and outliers using SQL, python, Tableau, Power BI or similar analysis tools

• Proven experience of performing reviews of algorithmic activity advantageous

• Ability to work with IT and internal teams to improve on investigative capability

• Strong strategic and commercial awareness with regards to the importance of and role of surveillance controls and governance within a commodities trading business

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team

• Be a strong collaborator and demonstrate good ethics and integrity

Our customers come from all walks of life, and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it’s the right thing to do, but because it makes our company stronger. We will continue to champion inclusivity, develop future skills and invest in our local communities to create a better, more sustainable world, for everyone.

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At Centrica we embrace diversity and actively seek to attract individuals with unique backgrounds and perspectives. To build a more sustainable future, we need the best team – a team with a diverse mix of people and skills, where everyone feels welcome and able to succeed. We are dedicated in helping to close the diversity gap and would love to see more females, people of colour and LGBTQ+ employees, as well as those from a variety of cultures and ethnicity to veterans and the differently abled. Supporting diversity and inclusion is a big part of who we are, we are not looking for people to fit into our culture but to add to it!

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